Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
(0388) on Thursday said it has entered into an agreement with Hongkong
Land to purchase multiple floors at One Exchange Square for HK$6.3 billion to establish its permanent headquarters.
HKEX is purchasing the top nine office floors in One Exchange Square
from Hongkong Land, as well as additional space adjacent to HKEX
Connect Hall at Levels 1 and 2 of the building, for a total investment
of HK$6.3 billion that will be funded via internal resources, the
company said in its website.
The exchange will also sign new long-term leases for several floors in Two Exchange Square
that are currently occupied by HKEX, with the hybrid buy-and-rent model
providing more flexibility and resilience against different property
cycles.
As part of the agreement, Hongkong Land will invest HK$400 million to modernize the public-facing areas of Exchange Square, in particular with the addition of HKEX-branded signage and design themes.
HKEX chairman Carlson Tong Ka-shing said the strategic investment marks a new chapter for the exchange at Exchange Square, as it establishes a permanent home in this iconic development.
Completed in 1985, Exchange Square
was purpose built by Hongkong Land as a high-rise commercial
development to specifically house the trading hall of Hong Kong’s
unified stock exchange. After over 30 years, the trading hall in 2018
was transformed into HKEX Connect Hall, which now plays host to the
iconic Gong-strike listing ceremonies among other financial community
events, while HKEX in recent years also began leasing offices in the Exchange Square towers.
The modernization works in Exchange Square
will include establishing a dedicated reception lobby for HKEX that is
connected directly to Connect Hall, among other enhancements.
(The Standard)
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港交所豪擲63億 購交易廣場自用物業 置地相隔30年再度沽貨 業界多揣測
在本港寫字樓淡靜市道之下，中環核心商業區卻出現高價轉手交易。港交所昨天宣布，斥資63億元向中環大地主置地購入中環交易廣場14.7萬方呎樓面作為總部。這是繼證監會2023年購入港島東中心部分樓層之後，再有金融監管機構買入寫字樓自用；亦是置地相隔30年再度沽貨，惹來業界多方揣測。港交所主席唐家成表示，這次自置物業，彰顯對香港的國際金融中心地位充滿信心。
港交所是次買入的14.7萬方呎樓面，包括交易廣場一座最高的9層辦公室，即是42樓至50樓各全層，以及6個位於交易廣場平台1樓以及平台2樓的舖位。以63億元交易價來計算，每呎樓面價值42850元。不過，根據買賣協議，置地將額外投入4億元，用於優化與港交所相關的周邊設施，如果扣除這4億元工程費用，每呎樓面價值40129元，較中環甲級寫字樓售價有很大溢價。
改建金融大禮堂 提升訪客體驗
位於平台層的6個舖位，將會改建成連接金融大禮堂的接待大堂，以提升訪客體驗。此外，第一座天台日後亦會設立港交所標誌。
除了買入上述物業，港交所昨天亦與置地簽署新的長期租約，租用交易廣場二座的5層辦公室，租賃期為9年，該5層樓面現時已由港交所使用。換言之，港交所透過「買＋租」安排，總共使用交易廣場14層樓面作為總部。港交所表示，採用「買＋租」的混合模式，有助提高港交所應對房地產周期的靈活性和韌性。
唐家成：彰顯對金融中心地位信心
據了解，港交所買入的9層辦公室，部分樓面有其他租客，但在租約期滿之後，都會由港交所收回自用，然後把租用交易廣場其他樓層的員工，遷入這9層自置物業之內。港交所日後使用的寫字樓總面積，和置業前相差不遠。至於同樣位於交易廣場，前身是交易大堂的金融大會堂，港交所則會繼續向政府租用。
隨着港交所入市，本港三大金融監管機構都有永久總部。證監會在前年以54億元購入港島東中心12層，至於金管局則更早置業，早在2001年已斥資37億元購入國際金融中心二期14層。
對於這次置業，唐家成指出，今年適逢港交所上市25周年，與置地合作建設總部，不但提升交易廣場作為金融地標的地位，也顯示港交所對香港作為國際金融中心的長期支持和信心。置地主席韋梓強 (John Witt) 表示，中環的完善商業生態系統一直是香港金融業的重要支柱，將與港交所攜手打造獨具特色的企業總部。
港交所與淵源甚深，選擇交易廣場作為總部可說順理成章。交易廣場於1985年落成，翌年已設立股票交易大堂。由於電子交易普及，交易大堂在2017年關閉，改為舉行活動及展覽的金融大禮堂。
港交所主席唐家成表示，這次自置物業，不但是港交所『買了自己的家』，也彰顯對香港的國際金融中心地位充滿信心。
(星島日報)
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